The Men of Jane Austen, tome 2 : Mr Knightley's secret
W. E. Dashwood2016

A Pride and Prejudice Variation Novella in the Regency Style

There is a mystery in Highbury and several sleuths are on the case!

Mr. Knightley is acting quite unlike himself and his oldest friends astutely assess that he is bearing a heavy secret. They all endeavor to gain his confidence but Mr. Knightley refuses to confide in them.

Miss Bates, the eyes and ears of Highbury, is the first to notice that something is amiss with Mr. Knightley. He seems in a most foul mood, snappish and brooding, especially around Mr. Frank Churchill. She is determined to discover what could be the matter. Mr. Knightley has helped her and dearest Jane many times. Miss Bates cannot stand to see Mr. Knightley suffer so. But what could it be? To add confusion to the situation, Miss Emma Woodhouse is behaving just as strangely. There is something strange afoot in Highbury, the sleepy hamlet where nothing of note ever happens